My first year at DIS has been such an amazing learning experience. I have had the opportunity to learn from such great mentors and can't wait to see how I continuing growing and learning!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service publishes the Food Access Research Atlas, which is a dataset measuring areas of the U.S. that have difficulty with reliable access to food through grocery stores or supermarkets. There is significant regional variation in the presence of food deserts throughout the United States. While some cities and…
DIS has conducted this series report over the past years, All data came from National Weekly Grain Co-Products Report from the USDA AMS website. The latest data was updated on June 16th, 2023 (when the blog is written on June 23rd, 2023). GPM calculation shows the calculated relationship between values of ethanol and ethanol co-products…
Senior Research Analyst at DIS S. Patricia Batres-Marquez outlines Iowa Sales of E15 Continued to Grow in 2022. Based on the latest annual retail fuel sales data published by the Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa ethanol total sales sales of all blends combined were estimated at 1.098 billion gallons in 2022, down 11%.
David Miller, Chief Economist here at DIS completed a comparison of Brazilian and U.S. exports. Brazil and the U.S. are two of the largest suppliers of corn, soybeans, and meat to China.
The USDA is continuing to compile the 2022 Census of Ag. that is set to release in the year of 2024. DIS is ready to take action and patiently awaits the results.
The past several years have been a turbulent period for international trade. With a pandemic, a major trade conflict, a war in Europe, and other weather- and supply chain-based disruptions, there has been no shortage of events causing major changes to the flow of goods around the world.
